English → Arabic
terminal cancer in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- sarāṭan nihāʾiyy
- Arabizi
saratan nihai- Type
- expression · masculine
- Root
- س ر ط
How to use it
"Terminal cancer" refers to a stage of cancer that cannot be cured and will eventually cause death. It is a medical term used in serious health contexts.
Example sentences
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تَشَخَّصَ الطَّبيبُ أنَّ المريضَ يُعاني مِن سَرَطانٍ نِهَائِيّ.
tashakkhasa aṭ-ṭabību anna al-maraḍa yuʿānī min sarāṭan nihāʾiyy.
The doctor diagnosed the patient with terminal cancer.
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عائِلَةُ المريضِ تُحاوِلُ التَّعاملَ مع سَرَطانٍ نِهَائِيّ بِصبرٍ.
ʿāʾilat al-maraḍi tuḥāwil al-taʿāmul maʿa sarāṭan nihāʾiyy bi-ṣabr.
The patient’s family tries to cope with terminal cancer patiently.
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الأبحاثُ تُساعِدُ على فَهمِ سَرَطانٍ نِهَائِيّ أفضل.
al-abḥāṯu tusāʿidu ʿalā fahmi sarāṭan nihāʾiyy afḍal.
Research helps to better understand terminal cancer.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
To investigate this question, we ran an experiment where we had people watch a video of a father and his four year-old son, and his son has terminal brain cancer.
لكي نعرف جواب هذا السؤال قمنا بتجربة حيث كان يتوجب فيها على الناس مشاهدة فيديو لأب وإبنه ذو الأربعة أعوام، الذي يعاني من ورم سرطاني مميت.
Questions and answers
Is there a difference between "terminal" and "advanced" cancer?
Yes, "terminal" means it is incurable and will lead to death, while "advanced" may still be treatable.
Can the phrase be used metaphorically?
Rarely; it is usually kept in a medical context to avoid insensitivity.
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